TAMPA, FLA. — We have reached a phase of the presidential campaign that could be called the Season of Empty Metaphors. At their convention here, Mitt Romney and the Republicans held serve. Romney may have failed to hit any home runs with his acceptance speech, but he sprayed the outfield with singles and doubles. Sure, his campaign staff left money on the table by allowing Cli...

How will he accomplish that transformation? Beats me. Romney is vague when it comes to specifics. But I can safely say that if you believe repealing the Affordable Care Act ??? and keeping 31 million uninsured Americans from getting health care coverage ??? will do the trick, Romney's your guy.

You forgot defunding Planned Parenthood and PBS. And unshackling the holy Job Creators. Gutting EPA and Education. Re-tooling the tax code so he doesn't have to pay that onerous 14%.

How will he accomplish that transformation? Beats me. Romney is vague when it comes to specifics. But I can safely say that if you believe repealing the Affordable Care Act ??? and keeping 31 million uninsured Americans from getting health care coverage ??? will do the trick, Romney's your guy.

You forgot defunding Planned Parenthood and PBS. And unshackling the holy Job Creators. Gutting EPA and Education. Re-tooling the tax code so he doesn't have to pay that onerous 14%.

A little knowledge of economics would help with that.

BTW, there's a difference between getting health care coverage and getting actual health care. Under Obamacare, with doctors leaving the profession, hospitals closing and the tax placed onto medical equipment and innovative drugs, health care itself will be harder to come by, and what people do get will be more expensive.

“I'm not a dictator.” -- Barack Obama, March 2013“As a president, I can do whatever I want.” -- Barack Obama, February 2014

But we already know it: He took office during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, coaxed the economy into stability and then moderate growth, saved the auto industry and, yes, pushed through a package of health insurance reforms that substantial numbers of Americans don't like.

A financial crisis brought on by a government telling banks they could not say no to those who obviously could not afford a home. Thank you Chris Dodd and Barney Frank.

The economy is stable with 8.3 percent unemployed with the real rate close to 11.7 %?

The Wall Street Journal: "Economists now expect the below-average growth that the economy has been experiencing to continue for quite a while, with G.D.P. growing at a rate of about 2 percent into early 2013. The panel’s previous projections had not been especially bullish, but had been closer to 2.5 percent."

Obama actually saved the UAW pension fund, throwing to GM $50 billion in cash and another $45 billion in tax credits. Now, to make GM look profitable, the great news that GM profits rose 16% in June, spurred on by government purchases of GM vehicles rising 73%. As has been pointed out, "That’s like you setting up a lemonade stand for your kids. You buy them the lemons, sugar, cups and pitchers – and then buy most of the lemonade yourself."

...and then how much has the estimated cost of Obamacare risen since the Dem led Senate (who cannot otherwise pass a budget) bribed and reconciliated it into being? $900 Billion was the sticker price and now the Senate Budget Office estimates the cost to be $2.6 Trillion, a 289 percent increase.

After four years of Obamanomics and with our economy mired at a low growth rate and high unemployment, does anyone really think that Obama deserves a second term?

The economy was out of the recession when Obama took office. The numbers prove that. Since he was elected, the cost of gas has more than doubled thanks to his anti-carbon policies. The largest tax increase in the history of America was forced upon an unwilling majority in the form of Obamacare. Obama has demonstrated himself to be the most divisive president in history.

No sane person of voting age could possibly even consider re-electing him.

It is a sad testament to the intelligence of the average American voter, when 51% of them voted to re-elect Obama, a man who had no leadership experience, no business or economic experience, no military background and less integrity than Richard Nixon.

John-Galt wrote:After four years of Obamanomics and with our economy mired at a low growth rate and high unemployment, does anyone really think that Obama deserves a second term?

The economy was out of the recession when Obama took office. The numbers prove that. Since he was elected, the cost of gas has more than doubled thanks to his anti-carbon policies. The largest tax increase in the history of America was forced upon an unwilling majority in the form of Obamacare. Obama has demonstrated himself to be the most divisive president in history.

No sane person of voting age could possibly even consider re-electing him.

John-Galt wrote:After four years of Obamanomics and with our economy mired at a low growth rate and high unemployment, does anyone really think that Obama deserves a second term?

The economy was out of the recession when Obama took office. The numbers prove that. Since he was elected, the cost of gas has more than doubled thanks to his anti-carbon policies. The largest tax increase in the history of America was forced upon an unwilling majority in the form of Obamacare. Obama has demonstrated himself to be the most divisive president in history.

No sane person of voting age could possibly even consider re-electing him.

Yes, one would be kind of loopy to vote for the Obama you describe. But one would be quite sensible to vote for the actual, real Obama.

We have had close to four years of the actual "real" Obama, and this country simply can't afford another four years of the "real" Obama. Obama has had his turn, and he fell flat on his face and needs to be removed.

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." Oct 11 1798John Adams (Nation's 2nd President)

Those who vote for Obama continue to vote for Hope and Change........ because he hasn't delivered yet. I know it's easy to say the recession the country was starting in when Obama took office was the worst since the Great Depression, but the recession of the 70's was no picnic. I wonder how many people even know about the long lines for filling up with gas..... something that didn't happen with this recession. I guess it's up to the viewpoint of each person, but I don't know if this was worse than back then. In each case, unemployment was high for an extended period of time. Still is with Obama, despite his pledges that unemployment would drop...... and whatever other empty promises he hasn't kept. The economy is more stable than 3 years ago, sure, but when people aren't spending money should we really believe the economy is stable? It's still shaky to this day, so no, not really. Saved the auto industry? Really? I don't think Ford received any money. How did Ford get saved by government? GM and Chrysler did take government money...... and Government Motors is trading at about $32 a share and for taxpayers to get any money back on ownership, shares would have to trade at over $53 a share. At what cost to the American public is it worth saving two auto manufacturers in this manner? No, GM is still struggling and shares are dropping. Eugene...... you didn't mention the stimulus money, and how there's NOTHING to show for it. I wonder, is that one of Obama's "accomplishments"?

I can't vote for 4 more years of this. I think Obama should worry more about his job than yet another photo opportunity.

Its been Obama's turn to do something the last 3.5 years, and instead he has been a big failure without any accomplishments other than following through on existing search efforts and finally getting Bin Laden. Then Obama couldn't even tell the truth about that.

Almost $6T of deficit squandering and there are only 33,000 more total Americans employed than when he was inaugurated. 8.3% unemployment, 25 million un or under employed and a stagnant economy.

In Charlotte, of course, we'll hear Obama's side of the story. But we already know it: He took office during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression

It is obvious the looney/lib demented blame Bush syndrome is alive and well in Robinson!

How witty!

What about the substance of "He took office during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression" ?

Are you saying he didn't?

Are you saying Obama didn't reverse the loss each month of three-quarters of a million jobs that started three months before Bush left office?

Are you saying he hasn't presided over 29 straight months of private sector job growth?

Are you saying he didn't save GM, kill Bin Laden, end the war in Iraq?

Or are you saying you despise Obama so much you really don't need a reason?

Truth is, I don't blame Bush at all. Bush was a stooge, as would be Romney in the White House.

I blame you and all the rest of these know nothing egocentrics who think -- wrong word, who "believe" all our economic woes began January 20, 2009.

I don't blame Bush or Obama (or you, really), I blame Reagan. He's the first Republican to run on lowering the deficit by cutting taxes and reducing spending, then ended up raising taxes, ballooning the size of the federal government and near tripling the national debt in his two terms.

Obama has made plenty of mistakes, but it's pretty much up to us liberals to keep track and hold him accountable. The crap you guys carp about is all made-up or simply irrational.

Liberal media? A reflexive excuse for conservatives to ignore information that contradicts their myopic world view.

How will he accomplish that transformation? Beats me. Romney is vague when it comes to specifics. But I can safely say that if you believe repealing the Affordable Care Act ??? and keeping 31 million uninsured Americans from getting health care coverage ??? will do the trick, Romney's your guy.

You forgot defunding Planned Parenthood and PBS. And unshackling the holy Job Creators. Gutting EPA and Education. Re-tooling the tax code so he doesn't have to pay that onerous 14%.

A little knowledge of economics would help with that.

BTW, there's a difference between getting health care coverage and getting actual health care. Under Obamacare, with doctors leaving the profession, hospitals closing and the tax placed onto medical equipment and innovative drugs, health care itself will be harder to come by, and what people do get will be more expensive.

Really? Here's some economic truth about healthcare, as well as some of my opinion on the topic.

I really don't care about Obamacare in the context of economic benefits and detriments; as long as private insurers are involved, the economy suffers and we all get screwed.

The U.S. spends 50% to 100% more on healthcare than other western industrial nations. That's 5% TO 8% of our GDP that is wasted.

Medicare is the best run and most effecient health insurance system in the country. Medicare costs have grown slower than overall costs in the country.

If we enacted single payer medicare for all the savings would flow directly back into the economy.

Warnings about Canadian or European style healthcare are disingenuous and irrelevant. Disingenuous because those countries love their health plans, and irrelevant because this isn't Canada or Europe. This is the U.S.A., why can't we do it better? Especially with that "extra" money we think we need to spend on private insurance businesses.

National healthcare is the greatest gift we could possibly give to small businesses, big businesses and entrepreneurs. Yes, the money they and private persons are paying for health insurance would be diverted to the national healthcare plan, but it would be less money than they pay now and they would never have to base any hiring decision on healthcare costs.

By all means, repeal Obamacare today. Medicare for all tomorrow.

Your quip about doctors and hospitals is utterly idiotic. Name a hospital company that is losing money. And the shortage of doctors, if there is one, isn't from doctors quitting the profession, it's because medical schools aren't graduating enough doctors. This is just Republican gobbeldgook scare tactics.

If we don't bring healtcare costs down to 10-12% of GDP, we will never again prosper as a nation like we have in the past sixty years. Single payer is the only way to do it.

Obama sold us out on that issue without even bothering to make the case. Blame him for that. I do.

Liberal media? A reflexive excuse for conservatives to ignore information that contradicts their myopic world view.

John-Galt wrote:After four years of Obamanomics and with our economy mired at a low growth rate and high unemployment, does anyone really think that Obama deserves a second term?

The economy was out of the recession when Obama took office. The numbers prove that. Since he was elected, the cost of gas has more than doubled thanks to his anti-carbon policies. The largest tax increase in the history of America was forced upon an unwilling majority in the form of Obamacare. Obama has demonstrated himself to be the most divisive president in history.

No sane person of voting age could possibly even consider re-electing him.

Jon Stewart has it right: Clint Eastwood is the perfect representative of today's GOP: An angry old white man criricizing an Obama only he can see.

Liberal media? A reflexive excuse for conservatives to ignore information that contradicts their myopic world view.

And save the "best healtcare system in the world" crap. What we have is the best University teaching hospitals in the world doing cutting edge research, and all receiving government funds. That's what brings rich foreigners here for treatment. Which has nothing to do with private insurance or the free market or our healthcare system.

Liberal media? A reflexive excuse for conservatives to ignore information that contradicts their myopic world view.

Was this Mr. Robinson's critique of then-candidate Barack Obama on his pledge to cut in half our nation's debt?

No?

Then I guess Mr. Robinson must be petitioning the Nobel Committee to award our Failed President another prize for topping our national debt to over 16 Trillion - a dubious achievement no other President can claim.

Was this Mr. Robinson's critique of then-candidate Barack Obama on his pledge to cut in half our nation's debt?

No?

Then I guess Mr. Robinson must be petitioning the Nobel Committee to award our Failed President another prize for topping our national debt to over 16 Trillion - a dubious achievement no other President can claim.

Any CEO with that track record need not re-apply.

Obama never promised to cut the debt in half. He campaigned on cutting the deficit in half.

Carping about the national debt as if Obama is responsible for it is pathetic. Presidents do not have authority to lay and collect taxes or to appropriate or borrow money.

Liberal media? A reflexive excuse for conservatives to ignore information that contradicts their myopic world view.